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Krṣṇa,  The Supreme Personality of Godhead
with flags, festoons and garlands. All the big roads and crossings were carefully cleansed and sprinkled with sandalwood pulp mixed with water. Everywhere there was the flavor of sandalwood. All the citizens, accompanied by their friends and relatives, welcomed Lord Krṣṇa with great pomp and jubilation. At that time, there was a tumultuous vibration of conchshells and drums and bugles to receive the Lord. In this way the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krṣṇa entered His capital, Dvārakā.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī assured King Parīkṣit that the narration of the fight between Lord Śiva and Lord Krṣṇa is not at all inauspicious like ordinary fights. On the contrary, if one remembers the narration of this fight between Lord Krṣṇa and Lord Śiva in the morning and takes pleasure in the victory of Lord Krṣṇa, he will never experience defeat anywhere in his struggle of life.
This episode of Bāṇāsura's fighting with Krṣṇa and later on being saved by the grace of Lord Śiva is confirmation of the statement in the  Bhagavad-gītā  that the worshipers of demigods cannot achieve any benediction without its being sanctioned by the Supreme Lord, Krṣṇa. Here, in this narration, we find that although Bāṇāsura was a great devotee of Lord Śiva, when he faced death by Krṣṇa, Lord Śiva was not able to save him. But Lord Śiva appealed to Krṣṇa to save his devotee, and it was thus sanctioned by the Lord. This is the position of Lord Krṣṇa. The exact words used in this connection in the  Bhagavad-gītā  are  mayaiva vihitān hi tān . This means that without the sanction of the Supreme Lord, no demigod can award any benediction to the worshiper.
Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Second Volume, Eighth Chapter, of Krṣṇa, Lord Krṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura."